Bert Sugar Knows Who Is To Blame For Manny Vs. Floyd Drama

[@Ocantus]

Bert Sugar, what a legend. Rest in peace man.

[@pyllarin]

R.I.P. Bert, great Bert Sugar. From Spain.

[@stx106]

Bert keeps it real and tells us the truth, plain and simple.

[@saintcruzin]

I miss Bert Sugar!!!

[@chuck9788]

Bert Sugar was the MAN!! He offered a wealth of boxing knowledge (especially old school boxing). He will be GREATLY missed......R.I.P.

[@bomiller9005]

You gotta love Bert Sugar!

[@petersom6814]

"I need a drink, I'm standing here sober!" Love the man, great great figure in boxing, a terrible lost indeed. May he rest in peace.

[@GamerzDailyFix]

Who else would love to get drunk, smoke a expensive cigar and talk boxing with Sugar?

[@taylorcoleman6576]

WOW if I had one wish I now know what I’d do with it

[@chimachinda]

"Sugar Ray lost ONCE in his first 123 fights..!". O_o

[@samebar]

128 actually....Sugar Ray Robinson lost once in his first 128 fights. 49 and 0 ain't shit....it's the heavyweight unbeaten record. Julio Cesar Chavez was 89 and 0. Carlos Monzon had a run of 71 unbeaten fights after being 16 for 3, finishing up 87 for 3. Willie Pep was 62 and 0 before his first loss. Chavez went from 117 lbs to 150 lbs, Pep was a featherweight, Robinson a welter weight who became a middleweight (sound familiar?) and Monzon was a middleweight. So for the weight Floyd's talking about, 49 for 0 is really do-do.

[@samebar]

brassmonkeyjew So we're both out playing with the traffic dodging cars and you do it for one hour but I carry on to the second hour and get knocked down after 1 hour and 59 minutes..........To you that makes you a better dodger of cars than me........To me you haven't proved that until you do it for 1 hour 59 minutes and 1 second.

[@thomasgrizzell5894]

SRR IS THE BEST EVER

[@toriedavis4403]

for the record at the start of their respective pro careers. Floyd was 131 pounds in his first fight. Manny was 112 pounds.

[@aylc8208]

Yes, for their pro debut. However, pacquiao was 16 years and 1 month old while Floyd was 19 years and seven months old. That's a big difference. In 1993 at the golden gloves championships, when Floyd was 16, he weighed 106 lbs. for the record...

[@toriedavis4403]

+aylc8208 I was only speaking in terms of their pro debuts! So your point in responding to my comment is what?

[@aylc8208]

+Torie Davis I'm sorry, I thought you were trying to discredit bert's argument about them both starting around 106, so just wanted to provide more context around his statement.

[@MrTrevor181]

RIP Bert Sugar...The ONLY man I would listen to for boxing info.

[@snpaa]

knowing the time of a drug test compromise the whole test entirely, peds can be masked with other drugs or cycled out of your system come testing time with careful planning. if you really trying to find something random testing is the best way to go.

[@balaurada]

Sad News, R.I.P Bert Sugar, will be sadly missed by all.

[@kisay69]

Cmon man, to say that Bert Sugar doesnt know shit about boxing is really disrespectful.

[@ARMYEXERCISE]

The only 8 division world champion in history. The only 5 division "Lineal" champion. The "Oldest" Welterweight world champion in history. The only elected Congressman / Senator and a world champion in history. 3x Fighter of the Year Fighter of the Decade Defeated 22 World Champions (As of July 20, 2019).

[@RobertoFlack]

RIP Bert...we're gonna miss you

[@pinoy03sk8ter]

Rest In Peace for this Legend.

[@cjbc]

"I didn't fight my wife...That was a big one" LOL

[@MrEdium]

To The GENIUS of Boxing. Mr Bert Sugar. Will be emulated but NEVER Duplicated. The "Sweat" Science of boxing has lost it's Sugar. Thank You Sir, for All that You've done for boxing by reminding us, How Great It Is..... R.I.P.

[@12triggaman12]

Well said! The sad thing is, if this fight ever happens, Mr Bert Sugar isn't here to see it. I think we all know who will win though, unless something crazily unexpected happens.

[@SwagJuice11]

Wow, this guy's knowledge is incredible. The mental breakdown of Mayweather/Pacquiao negotiations was brilliant. Awesome stuff!! Thanks for sharing Elie.

[@flugalsweetness]

I've watched Burt for 50 years and he is not a boxing expert. He was a boxing celebrity. There is a huge difference. Way to many of his predictions fell by the wayside.

[@troyingramtroy123]

Facts

[@twoheadeddatascientist3289]

flugalsweetness you and eight people agree. Too bad for you the Boxing Hall of Fame disagrees with you.

[@winddmmy]

RIP BERT!

[@mighk21]

good job ellie and I love the way you mimic bert sugar with the hat and the cigar

[@jupiter721]

there are some points for snpaa, but the biggest issue here is for all 40 fights for floyd why he only suggested to do random drug testing only start to pacman fight... bert sugar is right floyd never scared to any boxers but bcoz of his clean record he became too conscious for that bcoz he dont want somebody mess his record. that is why even though he can face big challenges he will turn it down and get the easier fight to add up more winning to his record. in short he turned into scared boxer

[@johnleanord4548]

Falseeee!!!!! Mayweather did blood and urine test for EVERY FIGHT

[@HeedAndSucceed]

Bert has one of the best personalities.

[@Narvaez11893]

rest in peace sugar i will miss you

[@mosshark]

What a gangster.. R.I.P. Bert

[@taylorcoleman6576]

I love how elie wears the and with the cigar, great

[@hammeringhank5271]

Dear God why couldn't you have taken Mayweather instead!?!?!

[@MrRon1507]

Well said !!!!

[@cesccruz1]

seriously, you Floyd fan's need a reality check your actually disagreeing with the Master Boxing Historian Bert Sugar, Wow what chance do we the boxing fan's have trying to have a debate about Froids SORRY I meant Floyds boxing career, and the sad thing about it is Floyd don't give a shit about his fan's and that is a FACT.

[@LiLJohn0001]

I definitely agreed with you Old man

[@bloodysmiley4989]

i like this man...trully a legend

[@MrMowww1]

Bert had charisma. When he spoke you listened. The most colorful boxing historian period!

[@hammeringhank5271]

My favorite boxing historian. One of the most colorful characters in boxing no doubt. RIP Bert.

[@thomasgrizzell5894]

I agree he talks we listen Beautiful.

[@Jo53cuba]

like this guy

[@ocivdelos2335]

Wow he speaks truth no politics.

[@adp023]

THE GREAT AND ELOQUENT....BERT SUGAR!!! Couldn't have said that better myself!!

[@MrChuco69]

very true what bert sugar is sayng

[@LAMEXAME]

He pretty much nailed it.

[@CONTENDER791]

Not about economics , Pac was 16 when he turned Pro , he's 33 now. Nothing unusual about gaining 40 lbs between those ages. Mayweather as a 16 year old amatuer fought at 106lbs !! Many Many Pro fighters move up in weight thru-out their career. Duran , Leonard , Hearns etc. That was a BS started by MAYWEATHER SR after Manny walked right thru his fighter Hatton.

[@nikole921]

hahaha im sober! i need a drink! then poses say cheese!

[@checkerslane]

And Almost 5 years after this interview.....the world is still waiting for this fight

[@louiearmando]

Offense (Pacquiao) vs Deffense (Mayweather) I wanna see that fight. Mayweather split decision over Pacquiao. God bless you.

[@snpaa]

hey ellie that hat and cigar actually looks nice on you, glad to see you did give it a try.

[@Ztnarf1985]

The man does have a point...

[@porkfrog2785]

a truly entertaining fellow...he was

[@ruel830]

RIGHT!!!!

[@Dynamo345]

haha.... Floyd got exposed big time!!!

[@Shuman81]

HBO pays Bert Sugar to do national radio interviews when Manny Pacquaio fights on PPV. Food for thought.

[@duddits2k7]

@zbjordan23 so why did Manny avoid Foreman and Mosely?

[@BlackOwnedDollars]

@IGoHamYo Its different when Freddie Roach says Manny never agreed to fight. Or when Micheal Koncz said Manny never agreed and Alex Ariza says Manny never agreed and Bob Arum is holding up the fight. So who do you believe? The people who are actually connected to Manny or a respected Boxing historian?

[@DT-gr7oz]

No one said it better....if u understand english and have commom sence, u will agree with this man. RIP

[@ironlamb]

Truth.

[@UncleCoolJay]

well..have the commision make it mandatory then and have them enforce it.

[@robertrka1]

Damn right.

[@mamster233]

At the end he says he’s sober while smoking a cigar?

[@mayetbasilan8389]

What Bert sugar is saying is true , it’s floyd’s Fault about all the drama happening .

[@Orangewind]

Pac's fault: Because of the era we are in, because another athlete has exposed the flaw in the testing standard, and because Pac is one of the popular heads in the sport, he should have agreed to making sure the testing standard is up to date when made aware it wasn't, just like other athletes have.

[@fairalways]

Bert said it: he's afraid of losing. Elie, you're young, and didn't live through the 15-round era when boxing had another dimension and your heroes fought and lost. The first thing out of your mouth to Bert was about FM's perfect record. As if it matters. Those of us who've been pounded by life's years don't care about perfect. Nothing's perfect. Perfect records mean shit. They only mean you've never had someone show you your imperfection. Greatness is more important than perfection. MP is great

[@richmuttsmusic2476]

Shane Mosley also told Floyd he should make pac get tested.

[@shigshug8581]

RIP, the best boxing analyst ever....

[@6menonaplane]

Hey ellie, Give it all Back!, Jason Mraz wants his hat back! and Bert Sugar needs too smoke his cigar now!

[@bobbydee30g]

lol I love it I need a drink I'm standing here sober.

[@Orangewind]

So to sum it up: Floyd should have went to the commission in order to have them improve their testing standards; Floyd should not have accused Pac and instead should have made him aware that the testing system is not up to date and that it would look good on both their parts to partake in an improved, stict testing standard to let everyone know they are clean (which represents the sport). And Pac is wrong to go along with the Commission which has failed the fighters.

[@AEbron]

Freddie Roach said in an interview that Manny Strength Coach Ariza was giving Manny something and wouldn't tell him what it was. Why bring that up in an interview.

[@londonfightfan1725]

Floyd settled with pac so he didnt have to release his test results, his own fighters were caught taking peds in his own gym , and when asked what TRT is floyd looked shit scared and guilty , but how is floyd gonna clean up the sport when he dosnt know what trt is? Floyd is a lance armstrong waiting to happen ..

[@IsraelVasquez]

True, Floyds' fault

[@tonyfressola]

I wish you would have asked Bert Sugar, who he picks in the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight

[@Deion3865]

"floyds not scared of pacquiao...hes afraid of losing" larry merchant said the same thing on espn

[@snpaa]

i may not be filipino and from the phillipines but what i can understand is making so many different frivolous excuses that they overlap each other and contradict hiself because couldn't he choose one excuse and go with it.

[@snpaa]

im not talking about his boxing style, im talking about his speed ,look back from his lightweight matches to his welter weight matches, its really easy to see the diffrences. i said lean muscle not mass muscles , when i say lean muscles i want to you think of bruce lee his body had lean muscles he wasnt big like a body builder.

[@yankeedoodlecajun]

Now I need a new go-to guy for boxing.

[@2gloc]

i always see Bert Sugar with a hat like that a cigar

[@MAFsoldier]

Once Manny retires, Boxing moves on. it doesnt mean its the end, the sport lives on

[@more11231]

I respect Bert Sugar but what he said makes no sense what fighter doesn't look for an advantage, as I recall didn't Ali call Frazier a gorilla to get in his head. That's what smart fighters do.

[@snpaa]

ive seen those fights and yes he has slowed down, hes not nimble as he use to be , hes obviously still on a competitive level, im just saying the weight has took its toll.

[@zendo09]

they want manny to see more on the ring than on seating on congress ... and debate to those guy .. hahaaha

[@snpaa]

i know he said that before in 2005 , but those were his first excuses when he tried to explain why wouldnt take the test, he said he was afriad of needs, then he said the blood make him feel weak , but he said he would do them as long as they werent close to the fight and mayweather offered him a 14 day cut off date where he wouldnt be tested but he still refused, him not taking the 14 day cut off date is a clear contradition of what he said before.

[@BlueRice]

for a sec, at the end of the video i thought that guy was obama lol

[@davidamurdoch]

he doesnt want to lose, he knows pacman is a threat to that unbeaten record

[@itsaWasteof]

@snpaa i just said they test his blood right after the fight.. not 48 hours not 24.. right after. -_-

[@chinopino7]

Bert Sugar. nice! he has the same opinion that others have as well. It is understandable. A person would want to keep perfection, NO BLEMISH on the record. Pac does pose a threat to that perfection. Just hope that fights happens next year.

[@Orangewind]

Whose fault is it? It's Boxing #1, then Pac #2, then Floyd #3. Here's why: Boxing as a whole is supposed to make sure the fighters are competing on a "level playing field." So just like they are supposed to check hand-wraps, they are supposed to make sure ALL fighters are clean and in order to do that they have to continue to improve the Testing Standard continuously; boxing failed to do that.

[@Orangewind]

They are behind and because of that, an athlete, in this case Floyd Jr, called them out on it and they got busted. Since he is risking his health he has ever right to expect them to do their jobs yet they suck at it. They need to fix it.

[@sp0rtswr1ter150]

@Phurman I had a lot of respect for him until he said Moseley has got an excellent jab!!

[@youngzeus87]

I really fn miss Bert. Him and ESNPC Ringside raised me and my boxing opinion.

[@itsaWasteof]

it's part of his wardrobe, like his hat.

[@mr.t658]

Bert Sugar the GOAT

[@EA2153]

Bert Sugar told it all. Ain't no KFC Fan can tell it differently. I am a Winky Wright fan so.

[@kambodiaboz]

He was absolutely right. Right on the money there. Floyd always want edge against his opponents. Also, he scares of losing.

[@hudaso18]

whose older? merchant or sugar?

[@vidon3518]

what is 85 pacquiao?

[@melvinperez3481]

It means pacquiao was a favorite to win 8-5.

[@johnhue8933]

After the Bradley Pacman farce decision I have to say Sugar is wrong the reason the fight has not happened is Bob Arum.

[@TIMOTHYLEEBOXING]

Rip the GRANDDADDY of Boxing, Period!

[@masterj4777]

Bert sugar was the Truth and a Boxing expert/ historian 🥊🥊. Buttterbean & Mike Tyson should have fought!

[@bill23138]

how is oscar and floyd any different?

[@endgame]

Bert Sugar makes a good point here. Sad nobody actually takes his point of view seriously.. Ha its youtube, I guess.

[@Orangewind]

There were better fighters at 140 and 147 to fight than who Pac fought just like there were better fighters for Floyd to face at 147 for years now. This is the business of boxing. But Floyd did want to face Oscar and Shane while they were still prime; he just didn't have the pull like he did later on. And, while Pac is still in his peak, I don't think Floyd is.

[@jackkelly800]

R.I.P Bert Sugar

[@jshine2live34]

R.I.P to this man, but he overrates old timers so much its almost a crime

[@jshine2live34]

FracturedUnion71 there's no facts behind anything in boxing. the words from a boxing expert holds no more merit than mine because this is subjective

[@jshine2live34]

FracturedUnion71 what facts? there's no set criteria on what makes a fighter an ATG.

[@jshine2live34]

FracturedUnion71 the subjectivity is completely subjective. some people have ray robinson as #1 p4p, other's have harry greb as #1 and others have sam langford as #1.. it just depends on who's making the list and what they consider better accomplishments

[@jshine2live34]

ThatEpicCrafter he died

[@jshine2live34]

ThatEpicCrafter cancer

[@gerry12ac]

i like the way this guy talks :)